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Non-Denominational Congregations/Synagogues
* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community.
Aitz Hayim Center for Jewish Living |
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1185 Sheridan Road |
For twenty-nine years Aitz Hayim has been an innovative community making Jewish living inviting and accessible to all who are interested. We believe Jewish thinking is sophisticated, nuanced, and useful in navigating our complex lives and unstable world. We have developed services that are interactive, informal, and open to challenging ideas. Being a lay-driven, non-authoritarian community enables us to own our own Judaism. Studying with scholars, innovative thinkers, or activists who are using their Judaism to change the world gives us depth and insight in directing our energy and commitments. Taking responsibility for each other makes us more caring people. We draw on the liturgy to open up hidden inner feelings, never as rote exercises with responsive readings. Music stimulates personal expression, not passive withdrawal. Whether you are oriented towards being with us for Shabbat, High Holidays, or special events, the Aitz Hayim path will fill your head and your heart. |
Anshe Tikvah Synagogue |
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P.O. Box 2455 |
A progressive egalitarian and spiritually welcoming community. Meets at Hawthorne Learning Center, 200 Glendale Street, Wheeling. |
B'Chavana |
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P.O. Box 7608 |
A close-knit community, B'Chavana offers members an opportunity to grow in spirituality in an intentional way, through learning, prayer, song, celebration and acts that repair the world. |
Congregation B’nai Chai North Shore |
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Jewett Park Community Center |
Transdenominational congregation. |
Congregation Beth Shalom (Naperville) |
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772 W. Fifth Ave. |
Independent congregation. |
Congregation Kneseth Israel |
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330 Division Street |
Non-denominational congregation. |
Congregation Shevet Achim |
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Buckingham Pavilion |
Non-denominational congregation. |
Fox Valley Jewish Neighbors (FVJN) |
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121 S. Third Street |
Inclusive Jewish community group for Jewish and interfaith families. The mission of FVJN is to enrich lives, enhance connections and be a resource for the Jewish community. Offers educational, social, religious and charitable programs built upon Jewish values, heritage and culture. |
Joliet Jewish Congregation |
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250 N. Midland Ave. |
Non-denominational congregation.Rabbi Emeritus: Rabbi Charles Rubovits |
Makom Shalom - The Community |
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at Broadway United Methodist Church |
The communities of Makom Shalom and Mitziut are in the process of merging. Together, we are a Jewish Renewal community, offering deeply spiritual and joyous services. We are progressive and egalitarian, we welcome all who wish to worship with us, and we work toward repairing injustice in the world. |
McHenry County Jewish Congregation |
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8617 Ridgefield Road |
Non-denominational congregation. |
Mishkan Chicago |
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4001 N. Ravenswood Ave. |
Mishkan's mission is to engage, educate, empower, connect and inspire people through dynamic experiences of Jewish prayer, learning, social activism and community building. Whether in person or online, through music or Talmud or powerful conversations, whether in services or social events, Mishkan is reimagining and reinvigorating the next generation of Judaism in Chicago and beyond. |
Mitziut Jewish Community |
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616 Michigan Ave. |
Mitzuit is a safe, non-judgmental, take-off-your-shoes-if-you-like diverse group of good people, where all are welcomed and accepted regardless of knowledge and experience of Judaism. Services are inclusive, participatory, joyous, relaxed. Various activities, including Shabbos on the Beach, meditation drop in group and Jewish drum circle, allow individuals to deepen their Jewish spiritual explorations within a group experience. |
Skokie Egalitarian Minyan |
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4500 Dempster St |
Spiritual, Camp Ramah style, Conservative, lay-led and very welcoming. Meets on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Saturday of the month. Includes families with young children and those who are empty nesters. Everyone is invited! |
Temple B'nai Israel of Aurora |
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400 N. Edgelawn Drive |
Independent congregation. |
